If you will be adding parking spaces, determine if your site has local zoning requirements for minimum parking capacity. This will guide you as to whether you will follow Option 1 (to not exceed local zoning) or Option 3 (for projects with no local zoning minimum).
For rehabilitation projects, adding no new parking is the easiest way to earn this credit. However, you will have to provide preferred parking spaces for carpools and vanpools to 5% of total building occupants in order to earn the credit.
Choose one of two options depending on whether your project is new construction or rehabilitation:
Option 1: For new construction, total parking capacity must not exceed minimum parking required by local zoning. Also, provide preferred parking for carpools and vanpools that can serve at least 5% of total building occupants.
Option 2: For rehabilitation projects, provide no new parking, and preferred parking for carpools and vanpools that can serve at least 5% of total building occupants.
Consider surveying tenant occupants about their interest in a carpooling or vehicle share program, as an additional way to make a reduced parking capacity work.
Locating in a building that has no parking provided or no subsidized parking for the tenant is the most straightforward way to comply with this credit, although it’s not practical for all projects. Assess whether it’s feasible. Is the site close to public transportation? Do most people have to drive to work?
Based on which is best for your project, choose one of two options:
Option 1: Tenant parking spaces must not exceed minimum parking capacity required by local zoning. Also, provide preferred parking for carpools and vanpools that can serve at least 5% of tenant occupants.
Option 2: Provide no parking or subsidies for parking for tenant occupants.
